Local man faces forgery, stealing charges

A Kirksville man was charged with a pair of felonies related to stolen property after allegedly being caught trying to pawn gold jewelry that had been reported stolen.

Michael W. Winslow, 29, is charged with the class C felonies of forgery and a receiving stolen property after US 24 Gold in Kirksville reported taking possession of gold jewelry that had been reported stolen by another Kirksville resident.

After police investigated the matter, they contacted Winslow, who was identified with help from the victim in video surveillance, and arrested him at his residence Saturday.

According to the probable cause statement, Winslow had pawned the jewelry after being given the items by another Kirksville resident. Winslow reportedly told police he knew the man who gave him the jewelry, describing him as a "bad person" but still went to pawn the items for him.

As he pawned the items, Winslow allegedly used a fake name, signing his middle name of Williams as his surname and gave a one-year-younger date of birth for himself.

Winslow was being held in the Adair County Jail as of Monday morning on a $25,000 bond.